Guns N’ Roses Debut New Song ‘The General’ Live
Guns N’ Roses surprised fans at their Nov. 2 show at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles by debuting “The General,” a new song.
Per Setlist.fm, “The General” showed up ten songs into GN’R’s 25-song setlist. The song can be heard here.
“The General” is the fourth new song Guns N’ Roses has released since Slash and Duff McKagan returned to the band. “Absurd” was the first new song and came out in August 2021. About a month later, the band released “Hard Skool.” The third song released was “Perhaps,” which came out this August. All four tracks are outtakes from the recording sessions of Chinese Democracy.
More New Music From GN’R?
The fact fans have received four new songs from Guns N’ Roses feels like a minor miracle. In July, stage tech Tom Mayhue hinted at more new music. He said, in part, “They’ve got a bunch of stuff recorded already.”
Buzz about new GN’R music started picking up steam in June. Urban Sound Studios shared a photo of Axl Rose and Slash at the Oslo-based recording facility that has since been deleted. Loudwire notes the photo was captioned, “We got to hang out with these 2 rock legends in the studio today. Really cool guys! The band wanted a nice studio with a variety of speakers and headphones to listen to new mixes before they head for Glastonbury. It sounds awesome!”
Guns N’ Roses have been pretty tight-lipped over new music. The last notable comment came from Slash in October 2022. The guitarist said, in part, “I want to go in and cut a whole brand new record at some point. Probably sooner than later. But other than that, we have stuff [that’s still] got to come out. So that’s gonna be coming out piecemeal over the next… few months or something like that.”
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Guns N' Roses Beverage Belt
This may be labeled a “beverage belt,” but we all know it was meant for booze. Kudos to anyone who doesn’t mind the heft of a six pack around their waist.
'It's So Easy: And Other Lies'
Bassist Duff McKagan tells his remarkable life story in this acclaimed memoir that will surely have many fans asking themselves, “How on Earth is Duff still alive?”
'Appetite For Destruction' (Locked N' Loaded Edition)
If Appetite for Destruction is your end-all, be-all favorite album ever, then you really need this super deluxe reissue of the LP, which is aptly named the “Locked N’ Loaded Edition.” Honestly, this box set have everything you can possibly think of, from b-sides to jewelry and other merch and…oh, yeah…multiple format version of the Appetite itself.
'Slash'
With a tagline of “It seems excessive…but that doesn’t mean it didn’t happen,” Slash is a lot like Duff’s memoir in that it’ll leave you amazes that the guitar icon is still with us.
Guns N' Roses Coloring Book
…Because when I want to relax, I do so by coloring in a photo of a shirtless Axl Rose. (What? You don’t?!)
'Reckless Road: Guns N' Roses and the Making of Appetite for Destruction'
Reckless Road is a unique GN’R book in that it highlights the band in their formative early years as witnessed by Marc Canter, who was a close friend of Slash. In addition to covering GN’R first 50 gigs, Reckless Road also contains over 1,000 unseen photos.
'Double Talkin' Jive: True Rock 'n' Roll Stories from the Drummer of Guns N' Roses, The Cult, and Velvet Revolver'
Matt Sorum became Guns N’ Roses’ drummer following the ouster of Steven Adler, and his memoir Double Talkin’ Jive covers not only his time in GN’R, but his time in The Cult and Velvet Revolver, which also featured GN’R album Slash and Duff McKagan.
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